Arsenal* Santiago Cazorla has made 35 chances for his Arsenal teammates this season. Next on the creative list is Lukas Podolski with just 14.

* The Gunners made only ten tackles to Manchester United's 22 on Saturday.

* Per Mertesacker was effective with seven of eight clearances v United and also contributed a tackle, an interception and a blocked shot. Thomas Vermaelen succeeeded with two out of five attempted clearances and made no tackles, interceptions or blocks.

* Reading have dropped below Stoke in the pass completion stakes this season with an average of 68.5%.

* Nicky Shorey created six scoring chances with his crosses from left-back v QPR.

Southampton* Eight of the ten teams Southampton have faced this season are currently in the top half of the table. They have picked up one point from those eight games.

* Five Saints players (Maya Yoshida, Morgan Schneiderlin, Steven Davis, Jose Fonte and Daniel Fox) all made more passes than any West Brom player on Monday night but they still lost 2-0.

* Gastón Ramírez has reached a teammate with four of his seven crosses so far this season.

* Stoke City* Stoke have not won a PL game away from home to a team currently in the top flight since they won at Everton in December 2011.

* Stoke have not won any of their last 14 away games in the PL and have scored just eight goals in those games.

* Only two players have been credited with a Stoke goal assist by Opta this season - Glenn Whelan and Jonathan Walters.

* Sunderland* Sunderland have recorded just 12 shots on target in nine games this season. They have managed none in their last two games v Stoke and Aston Villa (Lee Cattermole's shot v Villa was apparently voided by an offside call after it touched Fraizer Campbell on its way towards goal).

* Adam Johnson has attempted a total of 24 crosses in his last two games and only two have reached a teammate.

* Sunderland make more tackles per game (23.6) than any other team in the Premier League.

Swansea City* Mikel Arteta is the only midfielder to have a better pass completion rate (93.2%) than Ki Sung-Yueng (92.9%) this season.

* Swansea have three (Pablo Hernandez, Ki Sung-Yueng and Angel Rangel) of the top six players of through balls in the PL this season.

* Swansea have scored 11 of their 15 goals after the break this season.

Tottenham Hotspur*Gareth Bale put in 20 inaccurate crosses v Wigan - the most by a player in any one game across all Europe's top five leagues this season.

* Jermain Defoe had completed five passes and no shots in 58 minutes on the pitch v Wigan.

* Only Manchester City and Arsenal have allowed fewer shots from the opposition than Tottenham (103) this season.

West Brom* West Brom have the best home record in the PL this season, picking up 15 points at The Hawthorns.

* The Baggies had just 43% possession v Southampton on Monday night and have averaged just 44% all season.

* Youssuf Mulumbu was successful with eight of his nine long balls v Saints on Monday.

West Ham* Andy Carroll has played 426 minutes for West Ham without scoring on loan from Liverpool.

* He has not managed a single shot on target in his last three PL appearances v Southampton, Wigan and Manchester City.

* Only Stoke (26.7) have won more aerial duels per game this season than West Ham (23.4).

Wigan* Wigan have scored five more goals and amassed six more points than the same stage last season.

* They have picked up an impressive seven points in six games against top-half sides.

* Goalscorer Ben Watson also made five tackles and six interceptions v Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

till I suppose it still gives him at least another year in the job. By the time it comes around , he can always make up another excuse. First it was 3 months , then a year .....Next year ? Whats his excuse with Van Persie ?